Vanessa L. White Fernandes has been a social worker for more than thirty years. She has both a bachelors and a masters degree in the fields of social work and counseling. She has b...view moreVanessa L. White Fernandes has been a social worker for more than thirty years. She has both a bachelors and a masters degree in the fields of social work and counseling. She has been a writer most of her life and has maintained a blog for twelve years. This is her first published book. Her family includes her son and her wife, and they live in Northeast Pennsylvania. Her website is www.thehuggingarmy.org. Her Facebook page is The Hugging Army: An Experience in Connection, and her blog is https://www.vanessaleighsblog.wordpress.com.view less